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 Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:13 am
♥Visit Childfund.org by clicking the image below.♥
♥These children don't ask for video games. They won't cry if you don't get them an iPod. They're crying because they don't have enough food in their bellies.
♥They're crying because they're tired, they're scared, or that they know without education they can possibly never escape from poverty. They live on less than a dollar per day.
Developing countries like India, Africa, Vietnam, and Madagascar, to name a few, have more frequent deaths than USA for example.
Why donate?♥People in those countries tend to produce more babies than in wealthier nations. Because they want to combat the high death rate from poor living conditions, so at least some of their kids will live to adulthood.
♥Many children don't make it past their first birthday.
♥81% of all proceeds Childfund makes goes towards the children. That is very good for a charity.
♥Childfund is one of the most well known and successful charities for children in poverty, as seen on TV commercials and Childfund.org.
You'll help the environment indirectly too.♥Sometimes, because they're poor, they use what's around them to live. They cut down trees, destroy habitats, poach animals, whether they're endangered or not, All to support their families with a small income, illegal means or not.
♥They don't have a choice, those are some of the only options they have. Let's give them more options. Let's donate money, so they can have materials to support themselves. They need a good head start.
♥We can also give them materials to research on green ways to live, that way the transition to a more industrial nation won't be too detrimental to the environment.
♥Education is the key to living sustainably.
♥You'll help these people stop living un-sustainably off the environment, help their people to live better and stop dying.
♥You'll prevent the deaths of endangered species also. When the people live better, they'll reproduce less, they'll live to see past their first birthday, their children will be happier, we can even get them education that they need.
♥Then they can help advance their nation to be able to support itself well, and perhaps in the future they will no longer require donations.(I have a weird feeling someone is going to start a debate here. This is not a debate thread, do not debate here...This is to advertise a charity, Lone Drow Drizzt gave me permission)
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:19 am
If you wish to advertise...♥Advertise passively (Outside the guild, advertising things off-site is only allowed in your signature or profile
♥Do not post the Childfund advertisements into a thread, or make a thread about it outside the guild. It's against the TOS.Code for advertising. (Clickable image leads to Childfund.org)[url=http://www.childfund.org/Default.aspx][img]http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j249/Violetshard/Gaia/ChildFund.jpg[/img][/url]
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Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 11:38 am
I'm not against charities, they do a lot of good work, but they ignore one major thing: why these people are impoverished in the first place. In order for this system to work, someone has to be exploited. It's the very nature of the monetary system. And you say they need money. They don't need money. What if I put you on a desert island with no fresh water, no food, but gave you all the money your heart desired? You'd die. No one needs money. People need resources (of which money is not). You could live on an island with no money but plenty of fresh water and food. Money is an illusion. I don't think there's even enough money in the world to feed, clothe, and house every single person on the planet. But there sure are enough resources.
But please do understand, I don't mean to come off as arrogant or aggressive, or rude. I do believe charities do plenty of good things, but in the confines of this system, it's not possible to help everyone and someone (read: 50% of the population) will have to suffer.
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Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 2:22 am
Beverast I'm not against charities, they do a lot of good work, but they ignore one major thing: why these people are impoverished in the first place. In order for this system to work, someone has to be exploited. It's the very nature of the monetary system. And you say they need money. They don't need money. What if I put you on a desert island with no fresh water, no food, but gave you all the money your heart desired? You'd die. No one needs money. People need resources (of which money is not). You could live on an island with no money but plenty of fresh water and food. Money is an illusion. I don't think there's even enough money in the world to feed, clothe, and house every single person on the planet. But there sure are enough resources. But please do understand, I don't mean to come off as arrogant or aggressive, or rude. I do believe charities do plenty of good things, but in the confines of this system, it's not possible to help everyone and someone (read: 50% of the population) will have to suffer. Money is used to purchase the resources. I thought it was implied. :/ This is not a debate thread, this is to advertise a charity, as I've said before.
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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 2:28 am
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 6:06 pm
can we make a debate thread about it then?
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:20 am
Tak Latem can we make a debate thread about it then? No you may not, I'm sorry. I'm trying to help these people, and it's not going to help them if you guys provide reasons to not get these people aid. The money is used to purchase clean water, food, education for them, etc. I'm doing this because personally I know some people who lived in third world countries before, and I feel I must help them.
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:56 pm
I'm sorry if I'm starting a debate or some such, but I don't think anyone here is opposed to charities. I think they're more opposed to them being band-aids rather than being part of the actual solution (which gets everyone out of poverty). Charities cannot and never will reach every person who needs assistance.
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 6:00 pm
Beverast I'm sorry if I'm starting a debate or some such, but I don't think anyone here is opposed to charities. I think they're more opposed to them being band-aids rather than being part of the actual solution (which gets everyone out of poverty). Charities cannot and never will reach every person who needs assistance. But their trying. And are still helping thousands and thousands of children. o.o
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:29 pm
Beverast I'm sorry if I'm starting a debate or some such, but I don't think anyone here is opposed to charities. I think they're more opposed to them being band-aids rather than being part of the actual solution (which gets everyone out of poverty). Charities cannot and never will reach every person who needs assistance. Of course we cannot help every person who needs assistance. It's sad that we can't. (Well looks like the debate already started even though I said "no debate thread." sweatdrop I don't want a debate here please. After this, no more.) However, that doesn't mean we can't do anything to help. If we give the people education, and food/water/medic to help them survive, then they can live to serve their community. It will help jump start their economy if there are educated people. Those educated people will do research and/or teach others to learn what they've learned. Then they, the whole nation, can stand on their own feet one day, and sustain themselves more on their own, rather than us coming in to keep giving them donations. Childfund gives the people in developing countries materials, and the people in the country use the materials like education to sustain themselves. The point of Childfund isn't to keep the poor countries dependent, they do try to help them get on their feet, so the people within the country can help others who weren't donated to, or need more assistance, do you understand? Plus Childfund helped millions of people. And it's making a difference.
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:01 pm
Do you mind if I send you a PM, so we're not clogging up the thread with this discussion?
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Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:08 pm
Beverast Do you mind if I send you a PM, so we're not clogging up the thread with this discussion? Sure. I wish you could've sent me a PM instead of posting here to begin with (No offense intended.) I just don't like it when someone comes into my non-debate thread and turns it into a debate thread.
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